Dzoni90 Posted September 23, 2014 Very nice tutorial. I need this one. Thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Vladivus Posted September 23, 2014 I meant no offense just throwing out the some extra info. I'm a geologist working for an oil field company, though I don't think I could ever navigate the waters to teach classes. Not my thing but nothing but respect for the people who do. Quick term for sedimentary rock=soft rock, and for igneous/metamorphic=hard rock. Well thanks for telling me, I hand't known that before. Guess we wouldn't simplify things like that in German academic Geology, which is to say that I have no clue wether our field geologists wouldn't do so either. Anyway, it makes sense to me though Usually, in academia, students are expected to use the "proper" terms, such as sedimentary/igneous/metamorphic, and then terms that are relative- "more resistant" and "less resistant" to erosion. In general life though, hard and soft work well enough. Depends on the application at hand. Note that this is from a British geography/geology point of view, and is what the current curriculum specifies. As an aside, in terms of building rocks, this really is a great tutorial. I'm putting it to great use- even if I'm having to be creative with my slopes, not possessing all that many! Seeing your dwarves and this tut has inspired me to create my own Nocty dwarves and a mine! Cheers kabel! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robuko Posted September 23, 2014 Note that this is from a British geography/geology point of view, and is what the current curriculum specifies. That is rather depressing. I hope the kids are smart enough to use youtube instead of the curriculum Great tutorial. I have never thought of doing it this way (and I don't have the right pieces really) but your examples are superb. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soccerkid6 Posted September 23, 2014 Very instructive tutorial, kabel Interesting how different builders use different approaches to achieve pretty similar effects Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blufiji Posted September 23, 2014 Usually, in academia, students are expected to use the "proper" terms, such as sedimentary/igneous/metamorphic, and then terms that are relative- "more resistant" and "less resistant" to erosion. In general life though, hard and soft work well enough. Depends on the application at hand. Note that this is from a British geography/geology point of view, and is what the current curriculum specifies. As an aside, in terms of building rocks, this really is a great tutorial. I'm putting it to great use- even if I'm having to be creative with my slopes, not possessing all that many! Seeing your dwarves and this tut has inspired me to create my own Nocty dwarves and a mine! Cheers kabel! In America, there is sorta of a resentment that goes on between geologist who are in the oilfield, and those that do everything else, due to the difference in pay. Hard rock geologists call oil field geologists soft rocks for a number of different reasons, all based on the difference in pay. Earth Science teachers here make sure they tell you that in grade school on through college and beyond. Back on topic this is an excellent tutorial, as I have always used BURPs to give the rocks stability and its good to see you can do it without them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cesbrick Posted September 23, 2014 Thank you Kabel, for this nice tutorial. I like odd shapes and weird angles on my rockwork, so this will certainly help. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Manx Posted September 26, 2014 Nice tutorial, really helpful. And here's my first attempt: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kabel Posted September 26, 2014 Cool rocks Manx! You should stick to one color per layer though, mixing colors that way creates a really artificial effect. Better, when using dark or light bley try to stick to one color and mix it with vegetation! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Braunsfeld Posted September 26, 2014 Very good, very helpful. Now, do I need to rebuild all my rock sets? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WickNole Posted September 27, 2014 Very nice technique. Thank you for sharing this tutorial. Will surely be trying this in future. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
colibri Posted October 17, 2014 youp, snot's great. Thank god there are so many different bricks. I am thinking of the all those different shaped wedge plates that come in all kind of natural colors and give us the possibility to make the top of the rock studs up again. Unimaginable 20 years ago. Great tutorial. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adolfo Posted October 17, 2014 Oh, Gosh! How on Earth I did not see this topic before! The LEGO universe thank you for sharing the techniques. It's gonna be hard use by me soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The geeky kind Posted October 18, 2014 Super, thanks for sharing.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Legonardo Posted October 19, 2014 In the near future I'll be creating some sort of landscaping tutorials for BLAB (check out the link in my signature if you're interested!) Do you mind if I maybe take some of your mocs (in particular, the western one) to use as an example? Thanks, nice tutorial by the way :) snot rocks are super cool, I love to mix snot into myu rock work, it allows so much freedom in creating organic shapes and such :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kabel Posted October 19, 2014 Thanks dude, and sure, go ahead and use it! More pics on my flickr account. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fastbjorn Posted December 30, 2016 Wow great tips, thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites